Hospozín
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hospozín
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = 0607 Hospozin.jpg
| image_caption = Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
| image_flag = Hospozín flag.jpg
| image_shield = Hospozín CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kladno
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|18|25|N|14|10|19|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1318
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8.07
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 196
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 588
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 273 22
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.obec-hospozin.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Hospozín is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Hospozín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Hospozín (522)
- Hospozínek (23)
Etymology
The name is derived from the old Czech word hospoz, meaning "lord's".{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=716|year=1947|language=cs}}
Geography
Hospozín is located about {{convert|18|km}} north of Kladno and {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at {{convert|246|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Vranský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Hospozín is from 1318. Until the end of the 17th century, the village was owned by various lower noblemen. At the end of the 17th century, Hospozín was bought by the Clary-Aldringen family.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obec-hospozin.cz/obec-7/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Hospozín|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-04}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|512
|1880|966
|1890|1096
|1900|1055
|1910|981
|1921|956
|1930|938
|1950|664
|1961|675
|1970|568
|1980|512
|1991|508
|2001|515
|2011|537
|2021|545
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Hospozín is unused.
Sights
The main landmark of Hospozín is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1595 and modified in the Baroque style in 1712. It is a significant Renaissance monument.{{cite web |title=Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-steti-sv-jana-krtitele-14028199|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-04}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Hospozín}}
- {{official|https://www.obec-hospozin.cz/}}
{{Kladno District}}
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